Software Engineer III, Vehicle System Integration

We are CARIAD, an automotive software development team with the Volkswagen Group. Our mission is to make the automotive experience safer, more sustainable, more comfortable, more digital, and more fun. To achieve that we are building the leading tech stack for the automotive industry and creating a unified software platform for over 10 million new vehicles per year. We’re looking for talented, digital minds like you to help us create code that moves the world. Together with you, we’ll build outstanding digital experiences and products for all Volkswagen Group brands that will transform mobility. Join us as we shape the future of the car and everyone around it.

Role Summary:

The Systems Engineer III role is part of the ADAS business unit. The role requires leveraging technical expertise in Systems Engineering for design and upkeep of the ADAS automotive test bench infrastructure. The role also requires participating in ADAS development by recording and analyzing software traces. The role requires balancing independent work with mentoring from time to time.

Role Responsibilities:

Test Bench Infrastructure development & maintenance

• Build, maintain and enhance test bench setups to ensure robust functionality of Automated Driving functions and related ECUs.
• Perform hardware & software updates, fault analysis, and documentation with precision and in accordance with changes to Compound SW Releases.
• Perform all necessary system configurations and commissioning procedures.

Tracing, Logging and Analysis

• Conduct tracing, logging and analysis of logs/traces using tools such as CANalyzer, CANoe, adb logcat, rogcat, and
• Putty terminal emulator as well as in-house developed tooling.
• Debug and resolve system issues, leveraging multiple data sources for comprehensive solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure support and enablement of company objectives.

Networking and Diagnostics

• Operate diagnostic and communication tools using protocols such as LIN, CAN, CAN-FD, FlexRay and automotive Ethernet. 
• Collaborate on diagnosing and resolving complex system integration issues. 

Verification and Validation of Automated Driving Systems 

• Validate Automated Driving Systems, ensuring functionality for parking, safety and driving systems across various levels of automation including data collection and related technologies.
• Conduct tests on public roads and proving grounds, vehicle electronics, and other related domains. 

Additional Responsibilities 

• Handle hazardous materials and ensure compliance with safety regulations, including OSHA standards. 
• Occasionally lift heavy boxes or components and transport them, as necessary.
• Use handheld power tools and perform fabrication tasks as required. 
• Manage shipping, import, and export processes with precision and documentation. 
• Adhere to VW Group methodologies to ensure alignment with company standards.
• Create and manage electrical circuits, ensuring their safety and functionality.

​General Skills:

• Intentional Team Builder: Shapes culture, roles & responsibilities with care & empathy to create engaged, empowered & high-performing interdisciplinary teams.
• Thoughtful Problem Solver & Communicator: Thinks analytically, critically & creatively and communicates with clarity, direction & purpose.
• Attentive Listener: Listens actively while withholding judgment and advice. Clarifies intentions & motivations to anticipate and address potential conflicts & avoid misunderstanding.
• Drives Diversity: Acts from a deep-rooted belief that we build better teams & products when we empower & learn from the broadest spectrum of humanity.
• Leads with Integrity: Speaks-up with compassion & empathy to firmly stand by our values, principles, rules & regulations.
• Thrives in Ambiguity: Approaches challenges with an open and curious mindset and a strong bias towards action.
• Zooms out to systematically map out the situation and is comfortable making high impact decisions based on limited or conflicting information.
• Creates Clarity & Momentum: Aligns people, processes, and systems to create forward momentum. Anticipates and removes impediments. Motivates teams to joint action to achieve common goals across organizational boundaries & cultural differences.
• Highly Accountable: Assumes personal responsibilit